.  VIII. 


JANUARY,  1918 


No.  1 


BULLETIN 

OF 

HAM  LINE  UNIVERSITY 


Department  of  Music 


OCT  2  192' 

PUBLISHED  BY  THE  UNIVERSITY  FOUR  TIMES  A  YEAR 
IN  JANUARY,  MARCH,  MAY  AND  NOVEMBER 

Saint  Paul,  Minn.  Snelling  and  Capitol  Avcs. 

Entered  a s  second-class  matter  in  the  Post  Office  at  Saint  Paul,  Minnesota 


THE  SECOND  SEMESTER 
Third  and  Fourth  Quarters 

The  second  semester  has  been  shortened  somewhat 
since  the  announcement  of  the  last  schedule;  this  in 
harmony  with  the  length  of  term  at  the  State  Univer¬ 
sity,  and  the  other  colleges  of  the  state. 

(See  Revised  Schedule  on  back.) 

Owing  to  the  unusual  conditions  growing  out  of  the 
war  in  the  spring  of  1917,  Hamline  University,  like 
practically  all  the  colleges  in  the  country,  met  the 
emergency  with  emergency  measures.  That  is,  students 
leaving  in  April  and  May  for  any  arm  of  government 
service,  as  well  as  those  entering  on  a  full  summer  of 
active  work  on  the  farm,  were  granted  full  college 
credit  for  the  second  semester,  based  upon  their  rec¬ 
ords  up  to  the  time  of  leaving.  This  policy,  proper  last 
spring,  would  be  manifestly  improper  if  indefinitely 
continued.  Therefore  the  following  arrangements  have 
been  made  for  the  current  year: 

1.  The  second  semester  will  be  divided  into  two  quar- 

ters: 

Third  Quarter — Feb.  18 — April  13. 

Fourth  Quarter — April  15 — June  10. 

2.  Examinations  will  be  held  at  the  end  of  each  quar¬ 

ter.  In  case  of  students  leaving  College  at  this 
time  for  public  service  of  any  kind  final  records 
will  be  entered  on  the  basis  of  1%  credits  for 
each  three-hour  semester  course. 

3.  Courses  will  be  altered  so  far  as  possible  in  such  a 

way  as  to  make  each  quarter’s  work  complete  in 
itself. 

4.  Every  effort  will  be  made  in  the  fall  of  1918  to  en¬ 

able  students  who  leave  at  the  end  of  the  third 
quarter  to  go  on  with  their  work,  not  unduly 
handicapped  by  the  omission  of  the  fourth  quar¬ 
ter. 

5.  Students  who  expect  to  leave  at  the  end  of  the  third 

quarter  are  requested  to  announce  the  fact  at 
the  time  of  registration,  February  11-16. 


DEPARTMENT  OF  MUSIC 


Although  Hamline  University  has  not  maintained 
a  “Music  School”  or  “Conservatory  of  Music,”  it  rec¬ 
ognizes  the  fact  that  music  is  an  important  element 
in  the  general  atmosphere  of  a  college,  and  is  an  inval¬ 
uable  supplement  to  academic  studies.  Until  recently 
practically  all  the  w>ork  offered  by  the  faculty  of  music 
has  been  in  private  courses,  in  Voice  Culture,  Piano, 
Violin,  Organ,  Harmony,  and  Theory  of  Music,  and  no 
college  credit  has  been  given.  During  the  past  year  a 
thorough  investigation  has  been  made  of  the  attitude 
towards,  and  the  methods  of  dealing  with,  the  study 
of  music  in  colleges  of  the  first  rank,  and  partly  in 
accordance  with  the  findings  of  this  investigation,  a 
change  in  the  policy  of  Hamline  University  was  made 
and  is  herewith  announced. 

Additional  courses  will  be  given  in  the  History  of 
Music,  and  in  Public  School  Music.  These  courses  will 
be  conducted  in  classes  of  convenient  size  by  a  compe¬ 
tent  faculty,  and  a  standard  of  proficiency  will  be 
maintained  in  keeping  with  the  standards  of  scholar¬ 
ship  in  the  other  departments  of  the  college. 

College  credits,  not  to  exceed  a  total  of  twelve  (12) 
semester  hours,  will  be  given  for  work  pursued  in  reg¬ 
ular  courses  in  Harmony,  and  the  History  of  Music. 
It  is  deemed  advisable  at  present  to  restrict  college 
credit  to  theoretical  work. 

The  Faculty  of  Music  will  include  the  former  in¬ 
structors  and  several  additional  members : 

Mr.  John  A.  Jaeger — Instructor  in  Voice  Culture 
and  Director  of  the  Glee  Clubs. 

Mr.  George  Archie  Thornton — Instructor  in  Piano¬ 
forte  and  Harmony. 

Mr.  James  Lang — Instructor  in  the  History  of 
Music. 

An  instructor  in  Public  School  Music  to  be  chosen. 

y^Kumtuzur.' 

OCT 1  & 


Public  School  Music  has  come  to  be  a  subject  of 
fundamental  importance  in  secondary  schools  and 
grade  schools,  and  there  is  an  ever-increasing  demand 
for  the  teacher  who  is  in  the  first  place  musically  tal¬ 
ented,  and  second,  well-trained  in  the  modem,  accepted 
methods. 

A  teacher’s  certificate,  indicating  that  the  holder 
is  thoroughly  iprepared  for  the  position  of  supervisor 
of  music  in  the  public  schools,  will  be  issued  upon  the 
completion  of  a  two  years’  course  of  study  which  has 
been  mapped  out  approximately  as  follows : 

Pianoforte — two  semesters. 

Voice  Culture — two  semesters. 

Harmony  and  Theory — four  semesters. 

History  of  Music — two  semesters. 

Public  School  Music — four  semesters. 


TUITION 


Per  semester 
of  18  weeks. 


VOICE  CULTURE 

Two  half-hours  per  week .  $50.00 

One  half-hour  per  week .  27.00 

PIANO  OR  VIOLIN 

Two  half-hours  per  week .  50.00 

One  half-hour  per  week .  27.00 

HARMONY  OND  THEORY 

Two  hours  per  week  (in  class) .  15.00 

HISTORY  OF  MUSIC 

Two  hours  per  week  (in  class) .  8.00 

PUBLIC  SCHOOL  MUSIC 


Tuition  will  depend  upon  the  demand 
for  this  course  and  details  will  be  an¬ 
nounced  later. 


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G.  A.  Thornton  J.  A.  Jaeger 

Instructor  in  Piano  and  Harmony  Instructor  in  Voice  Culture 


Hamline  University  Men’s  Glee  Club 
Leader,  John  A.  Jaeger 


Hamline  University  Ladies’  Glee  Club 
Leader,  John  A.  Jaeger 


Hamline  University  Military  Band 
Leader,  John  P.  Rossiter 


All  tuitions  are  due  in  advance  unless  otherwise  ar¬ 
ranged  at  Registrar’s  office.  Refunds  for  missed  les¬ 
sons  are  made  only  in  case  of  protracted  illness,  or  as 
agreed  to  by  the  President. 

Public  Performance  is  a  frequent  opportunity  for 
students  in  the  department.  The  daily  chapel  services 
and  programs,  as  well  as  the  meetings  of  literary  soci¬ 
eties,  social  gatherings  and  church  services,  afford 
ample  opportunity  for  music  students  to  demonstrate 
their  ability  from  time  to  time,  as  soon  as  their  prog¬ 
ress  is  in  the  judgment  of  the  instructors  sufficiently 
advanced.  Such  appearances  are  important  for  the 
purpose  of  giving  a  student  the  poise  and  confidence 
necessary  to  the  successful  performer. 

The  Hamline  Men’s  Glee  Club  and  the  Hamline 
Ladies’  Glee  Club,  under  the  leadership  of  Professor 
Jaeger  now  serving  his  fifth  year  as  Director  of  the 
Voice  department,  are  firmly  established  institutions, 
which  add  materially  to  the  pleasure  of  the  college  at 
home  and  its  reputation  and  the  pleasure  of  a  large 
round  of  audiences  through  the  state.  Members  of 
either  organization  are  required  to  attend  two  one- 
hour  practices  each  week  until  the  season’s  program 
is  ready  for  presentation,  and  to  be  above  grade  in 
at  least  twelve  hours  of  college  work.  Besides  the 
training  secured  in  practice,  the  members  gain  many 
other  advantages  and  pleasures  from  the  annual  tours 
of  from  ten  to  fifteen  days’  duration. 

The  Hamline  Methodist  Choir,  also  under  the 
direction  of  Professor  Jaeger,  gives  further  training 
both  in  part  singing  and  chorus  work.  Any  student 
with  an  agreeable  voice  and  a  musical  ear  may  join 
this  body  and  have  opportunity  to  become  familiar 
with  the  standard  anthems  of  the  Protestant  Church, 
sacred  cantatas  and  selections  from  the  great  ora¬ 
torios.  The  organist,  Mr.  James  Lang,  a  most  highly 
finished  :  artist,  and  the  director  have  both  had  many 
years  of  experience  in  this  field;  and  the  two  musical 
services  each  Sunday  in  the  Hamline  Methodist  Church 
are  among  the  most  highly  appreciated  local  institu¬ 
tions. 


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The  Hamline  Military  Band,  the  latest  of  the  mu¬ 
sical  organizations,  is  a  healthy,  thriving  infant.  The 
Director,  Mr.  John  P.  Rossiter,  has  had  wide  experi¬ 
ence  in  the  leadership  of  military  bands,  his  last  pro¬ 
fessional  engagement  having  been  with  the  1st  Regi¬ 
ment,  Minnesota  National  Guard,  on  the  Mexican 
border.  He  has  organized  the  band  of  twenty-four 
pieces  exactly  in  accord  with  military  usage,  with 
Arthur  Fitzloff  as  Assistant  Director,  Harold  Haupt 
as  Top  Sergeant,  and  Louis  Siniff  as  Drum  Major.  The 
band  under  his  direction  is  making  a  serious  study  of 
military  music,  both  classic  and  popular,  and  has  al¬ 
ready  made  very  creditable  appearances  at  Northfield 
on  the  occasion  of  the  Carleton-Hamline  football  game, 
and  in  St.  Paul  in  the  great  Loyalty  parade. 


MUSIC  IN  THE  CITIES 

H.  L.  OSBORN 

Our  location  makes  music  culture  as  a  side  line 
unusually  convenient.  All  parts  of  both  cities  are  of 
such  easy  access,  that  their  many  opportunities  for 
musical  life  are  in  immediate  reach  of  us  all.  It  would 
be  possible  for  any  student  of  Hamline,  by  consulting 
with  the  heads  of  the  music  department,  to  plan  his 
routine  program  so  as  to  absorb  incidentally,  as  a  fea¬ 
ture  of  his  recreation  in  the  course  of  his  four  years, 
enough  music  to  enlarge  his  knowledge  of  musical  lit¬ 
erature,  familiarity  with  the  great  writers  and  virtuosi 
and  develop  his  taste  for  the  best  music. 

Musical  opportunities  here  are  very  good.  The 
Minneapolis  Symphony  Orchestra  now  in  its  fifteenth 
season  under  the  leadership  of  Emil  Oberhoffer,  has 
developed  into  one  of  the  great  organizations  of  this 
country,  as  shown  by  the  patronage  given  to  its  con¬ 
certs  in  such  cities  as  Boston,  New  York,  Chicago, 
Denver,  and  San  Francisco.  The  leading  soloists, 
voice  and  instrumental,  have  appeared  on  its  programs 
and  symphonies,  concertos,  lesser  works  by  authors  of 
all  nationalities  have  been  given.  So  that  in  the  course 


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of  four  years  one  may  hear  a  great  deal  of  the  very 
best  music,  both  modem  and  earlier,  and  of  all  nation¬ 
alities.  The  benefits  of  such  opportunities  are  further 
extended  by  access  to  very  good  musical  libraries,  the 
Minneapolis  Public  Library  including  scores  of  many 
of  the  works  performed  by  the  orchestra  and  a  large 
volume  of  literature  relating  to  the  music  and  to  musi¬ 
cal  writers.  To  show  how  cosmopolitan  the  programs 
are,  let  us  note  in  addition  to  the  long  line  of  the 
world’s  greatest  composers  the  following  less  familiar 
writers,  and  ask  ourselves  how  many  of  them  are 
known  to  us.  Beach,  Carpenter,  Chadwick,  Debuss, 
Elgar,  Glazanow,  Kallinikow,  Lalo,  Raehmaninow, 
Sibelius,  Smetana,  Richard  Straus,  all  the  greatest 
soloists,  both  instrumental  and  vocal,  have  appeared 
on  the  programs. 

But  the  musical  advantages  of  these  cities  are  not 
limited  to  this  great : orchestral  organization;  there  is 
also  a  great  amount  of  good  church  music  constantly 
and  in  addition  special  musical  opportunities  in  the 
way  of  organ  recitals  and  occasional  special  music  as 
at  the  times/ of  the  great  festivals  of  the  church  year. 
It  is  not  possible  now  to  do  more  than  mention  their 
contribution  to  the  total  of  material  for  music  cul¬ 
ture  which  may  be  had  merely  for  the  attending.  Be¬ 
sides  this  constant  stream  of  church  music  there  are 
in  the  course  of  a  year  a  considerable  number  of  in¬ 
strumental  or  vocal  recitals  by  local  visiting  artists 
rounding  out  the  total  on  the  personal  side.  By  hav¬ 
ing  a  definite  program  for  systematically  utilizing  the 
musical  advantages  in  easy  reach  one  might  during 
the  college  course  gain  a  great  enlargement  of  his 
musical  horizon  and  yet  keep  the  entire  project  al¬ 
most  within  the  limits  of  the  segment  of  his  time  and 
effort  that  he  could  set  aside  for  the  purpose  of  recre¬ 
ation. 


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UNIVERSITY  OF  ILLINOIS-URBANA 


3112  10563 


4890 


NEW  REVISED  COLLEGE  CALENDAR  FOR 
REMAINDER  OF  CURRENT  YEAR. 


1918. 

February  11-16,  Monday  to  Saturday — First  Semester 
examinations,  and  registration  for  Second  Semester. 

February  18,  Monday,  8  A.  M. — Second  Semester 
(Third  Quarter)  opens.  , 

February  22,  Friday — Washington’s  Birthday,  a  holi¬ 
day. 

March  29,  4  P.  M. — April  2,  8  A.  M. — Easter  Recess. 

April  13,  Saturday — Third  Quarter  ends. 

April  15,  Monday — Fourth  Quarter  opens. 

May  30,  Thursday — Memorial  Day,  a  holiday. 

June  3-8,  Monday  to  Saturday — Final  examinations. 

June  8-10,  Saturday  to  Monday — Commencement  Ex¬ 
ercises. 

June  10,  Monday,  3  P.  M. — Sixtieth  Annual  Commence¬ 
ment.  (Rearranged  program  of  Commencement  in 
detail  will  be  published  in  the  May  Bulletin.) 


